Ask Me His Name: Learning to live and laugh again after the loss of my baby

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And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son…

On 16 May, Elle gave birth to a beautiful little boy they named Teddy. After needing a little help breathing immediately after birth, Teddy seemed well. But during the night, Elle was shaken awake by a midwife telling her she needed to take Teddy as he was cold. He had stopped breathing and no one knew for how long. It took 18 minutes for him to be resuscitated. Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

And in that day, you will ask of Me nothing. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you may ask the Father in My name, He will give you. And in that day ye will ask me nothing: Verily, verily, I say to you, Whatever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but ( J) you will see Me. ( K) Because I live, you will live also. 20 At that day you will know that ( L) I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 21 ( M) He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and [ d] manifest Myself to him.”

Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. Ask Me His Name is a moving account of Elle's pregnancy, Teddy's life, and what happens when a mother leaves hospital with empty arms. In the UK, 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss, but conversations about the heartbreakingly frequent experience are few and far between. In this honest and hopeful exploration of mothering, Elle shows us how she navigated a parenthood no one had prepared her for. Strong's 3686: Name, character, fame, reputation. From a presumed derivative of the base of ginosko; a 'name'.At that time you will ask me nothing. I tell you the solemn truth, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you. At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you…

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. In the Spring of 2016, Elle Wright and her husband, Nico, were reconfiguring the layout of their Victorian terraced house in Surrey to create a nursery for their baby. Elle, who worked in sales for L’Oreal, had had a straightforward pregnancy and was joyfully waved off by her colleagues a couple of weeks before her due date. What then follows is Elle's journey. The devastating grief then the slow healing. Its an incredible story of a mothers heartbreak, yet filled with love and honesty. And in that day ye shall ask me no question. Verily, verily, I say unto you, if ye shall ask anything of the Father, he will give it you in my name. And in that day you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name He will give you.

Yes, I cried reading this book – it’s impossible not to feel emotional when following a mother’s account of losing her child, but it’s also layered with Elle’s trademark humour. When I found myself experiencing a motherhood that I never expected, one that I was terrified of living, I didn't know how I would carry on being 'normal'. I didn't know how much I would long for people to say my son Teddy's name, to not treat him like he didn't exist. Maybe you're in this boat too, or maybe you want to support someone who is? Whatever your reason, I hope our story goes a little way to help. Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.